CVE-2026-105616
PostgreSQL restricts acces to the salt and shift via the `SHOW` command for users not member of…
- Risk score
- 44/100
- CVSS
- 5.7 v3.1
- Published
- 28 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- PostgreSQL restricts acces to the salt and shift via the SHOW command for users not member of pg_read_all_settings. But they are visible in pg_db_role_setting or pg_roles if they were set on the database, user or both. PostgreSQL Anonymizer's documentation recommends to use ALTER DATABASE / ALTER ROLE for the salt. Th…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 5.7 medium
- On your watchlist: postgresql
References
Original description
PostgreSQL restricts acces to the salt and shift via the `SHOW` command for users not member of `pg_read_all_settings`. But they are visible in `pg_db_role_setting` or `pg_roles` if they were set on the database, user or both. PostgreSQL Anonymizer's documentation recommends to use ALTER DATABASE / ALTER ROLE for the salt. The problem is resolved in PostgreSQL Anonymizer 3.3.0 and later versions.
Last activity 28 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.